Fairfield is 8-2 against West Noble since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fairfield Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the West Noble Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fairfield will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 13-3 to Westview.
Fairfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Garrison, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Noble was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 8-2 to Central Noble. That's two games in a row now that West Noble has lost by exactly six runs.
Brady Shields was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler Shisler, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fairfield's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7. As for West Noble, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16-1.
West Noble's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fairfield hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. It's a different story for West Noble, though, as they've only averaged .254. Will they be able to contain Fairfield's hitters?
Everything went Fairfield's way against West Noble when the teams last played back in April as Fairfield made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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